Manila, March 11 -- Families of extrajudicial killing (EJK) victims under the previous administration's drug war gathered on Tuesday for a thanksgiving Mass following the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte through a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Fr. Bong Sarabia said the Mass, held at the Ina ng Lupang Pangako Parish in Payatas, Quezon City, was attended by those who lost a family member during Duterte's war on drugs.

"Isa itong misa, papasalamat sa malaking sorpresa, actually makasaysayang sorpresa ito na nadakip at na-offer na yung warrant of arrest kay Presidente Duterte (This is a mass of thanksgiving for a huge surprise, a historic surprise that Duterte has been arrested and his warrant of arre...